Regeneration: Doctor Who Gets 2nd Series

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We’ve travelled into the distant past of yesterday to discover the news that after the success – 1.6 million downloads for the first three episodes, apparently – of the first series of Doctor Who games, they’ll be doing it all again. Once again, it’ll be by the BBC Wales TV team (including Moffat, et al) and Sheffield’s Sumo Digital. Matt Smith and my squiffy namesake return, but there’s “additional members of the Doctor Who cast”. It’s also said that they’ll be “an integral part of the Eleventh Doctor’s second series.” Whether that means any more than just being “canon” remains to be seen. Brits can still download the first three episodes here, with the fourth and final of series one coming out later in the year. More information when we have it, but no sign that they consider the first games’ formula anything other than a roaring success, which will be a disappointment to the games’ critics like our very own Alec Meer.

Yay! More games that I’ll play once, not complete, and forget about! Actually, that’s me picking on myself, not just simple snark. I never seem to finish games any more…!! Possibly because there’s always another one lurking, waiting to be played….

That third game (pictured) is the one I most want to play, because we get to see more of the Tardis than the show puts on display, but haven’t actually downloaded yet. Better do that before the BBC disappears GOG style!

The BBC has lots of different shows, not just Doctor Who. I pay for cable despite the fact that I don’t like 100% of the things that service offers.

And really, the CBC? It’s so benign. It costs each Canadian like $30/yr. Personally, I think that’s pretty good value. I’m trying to think of another service I could get for that little, and I’m at a loss. Maybe the “Cup of Coffee a Month” program, where I buy a cup of coffee every month. To be fair, it’d be a pretty nice cup of coffee.

The ‘integral part’ thing could have something to do with the new TV season’s structure: it’ll be split in two. Two premieres, two finales, and a game-changing twist at the end of the first half. The second series of games may take place between the two halves, exploring the new status quo.